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'Let's Get to Work': Obama Summit Wraps Up in Chicago

The two-day Obama Foundation Summit wrapped up Wednesday night inside the new Wintrust Arena in the South Loop 500 people came here from 60 countries to get inspired to make positive changes in their communities. Patrick Fazio reports. (Published Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017)

The inaugural, two-day Obama Foundation Summit wrapped up Wednesday night inside Chicago's new Wintrust Arena in the South Loop, with 500 people coming from 60 countries to be inspired to make positive changes in their communities.

"If nothing else, take from this summit the sense that you are able to transform the world," former President Barack Obama told the audience.